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The Clément Ader golf course is located in eastern Paris, around thirty minutes from the capital. This magnificent 18-hole course was designed and drawn on a historic site, the scene of the first "motor plane" flight made by Clément Ader in 1890.
Born from the pen of the know-how of Michel Gayon, you will discover a demanding course made up of numerous water features. Its layout will offer you a real technical challenge. The course is quite long, 6059 meters with greens perfectly defended by carefully placed bunkers all along the course. Let yourself be charmed by this magnificent setting. Play your best golf on perfectly manicured fairways carefully delimited by century-old trees in flamboyant colors throughout the fall season.
For training, Golf Clément Ader has a practice of 15 stations, 5 of which are covered. But also a putting green, a pitching green and a compact 9-hole course.
The Marivaux golf course is located southwest of Paris. About thirty kilometers from the capital, this course will offer you a total change of scenery. Indeed, its 18 holes are deployed in a naturally hilly and wooded environment of hundred-year-old trees. Designed by architects MacCauley and Quenouille in 1992, the 18-hole course at Marivaux golf course offers a Par 72 of 6 meters, and overlooks the Chevreuse valley.
Relatively narrow, tight on certain holes, with a few blind strokes due to mounds and dog-legs, the layout requires reflection at each stroke. Thus, there is no need to take out the driver on each departure! A precise iron game and a small solid game will allow you to tame this course.
Neat course, warm club house and quality restaurant, will delight golfers and nature lovers.
The Golf du Coudray Montceaux is located half an hour south-east of Paris. The UGolf Coudray-Montceaux en Essonne is a treasure to be discovered for all lovers of golf and nature. You will have the pleasure of playing a course with a history in a privileged and preserved place. The pleasant layout offers a technical and varied challenge, where often the power must give way to a real game strategy.
History
The history of the golf club of Coudray has been written for half a century. The former property of the Lords of Coudray and the Comte Jourdan Marshal of the Empire became a golf course in 1960. The course was designed by Charles Kenneth Cotton, a famous English architect.
An 18-hole championship course
The 18 Trous des Marronniers is the main course of the Golf du Coudray Montceaux. This par 71 of 5 meters from the back marks asks the golfer for skill and reflection. Its fairways undulate in a remarkable wooded environment where you will find in particular hundred-year-old oaks. Its greens are among the best in Île-de-France.
The 9-hole course
The 9-hole La Guiche is similar to the design of compact golf courses, it offers a real plus for the Golf du Coudray Montceaux because it can accommodate beginner players by quickly offering them access to the course. For experienced players, it is an ideal place to work on their game.
Training areas
The Coudray golf course has many training areas
A practice of 10 covered stations and 10 grass stations. Cards for buckets of 36 balls are available at the reception. Open from 8 a.m. to 18 p.m., access conditions, open to all.
A Putting Green and an Approach Green located near the start of hole N ° 1 and hole N ° 18 (i.e. 2 training areas).
The Golf de Seraincourt was designed in 1964 by the famous Scottish architect Fred HAWTREE, at the origin of famous courses in Ile-de-France and around the world.
18 holes, Par 71, 5847 meters long, the Golf de Seraincourt offers throughout the course a magnificent view of the surrounding countryside, in the exceptional and unspoiled setting of the French Vexin.
Less than 40 minutes from Paris, 20 minutes from Orgeval, Cergy and Mantes-la-Jolie, you will discover a hilly course with a varied layout. which offers an interesting challenge for golfers of all levels.
The outward journey: The first 9 holes
The outward journey (the first 9 holes) is slightly hilly and does not present any real difficulties. Hole number 8 will however be tricky to negotiate. This is a downhill par 3 of about 150 yards from the back tees. An out of bounds on the right and a ditch on the left will not leave you much room to reach this small defended green in addition to a bunker ... It is one of the most difficult holes in the golf course of Seraincourt.
The return: The last 9 holes
The return (the last 9 holes) is more sporty and you will end with the magnificent hole number 18. A downhill par 5 leading back to the clubhouse. The Big Hitters can try to take it in half. The others will have a third downhill wedge that must be perfectly balanced to reach this fairly wide but shallow green.
The Seraincourt golf course team brings its efficiency and competence to maintain a quality of play throughout the year.
, In a remarkable forest setting, the golf de la Marsaudiere is an attractive 9-hole Par 35 golf course, 2740 meters long.
A place of history:
La Marsaudière had only a few inhabitants at the start of the XNUMXth century. It then belonged to Baron Petit de Beauverger, former prefect, ennobled by Napoleon I. He had his country house built there. Located in the domain of this old residence, the golf de la Marsaudière offers a golf course that will delight all golfers.
Setting and environment
In a particularly pleasant and wooded environment, the golf de la Marsaudiere allows experienced golfers as well as beginners to have fun and take up a real golfing challenge. In the heart of the forest and built around the moat of the old castle, it offers a breathtaking view of the entire Domaine. A warm atmosphere and a pleasant, sporty and relaxed setting will satisfy you.
Training areas:
Fully covered practice, it allows everyone to learn or improve their Swing.
Putting green and two approach zones (with bunker) to allow you to warm up quietly before setting off on the course.
Opened in 1992, the Joyenval golf course is an exceptional private club, reserved for its members and their guests.
The Joyenval golf course is located in a listed site, in the heart of the Marly forest. Just 20 minutes from Porte Maillot, the Club offers two championship courses signed Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Maintained identically, the two 18 holes are open courses, with wide sloping greens protected by numerous jagged bunkers, signature of the most famous contemporary golf architect.
Further proof of the quality of the design, Marly and Retz will both be a challenge for the best players and remain accessible to golfers of all levels.
The Marly course
Par 72 of 6 177meters
In the pure tradition of the courses of Robert Trent Jones Senior, the cut out bunkers underline the often raised greens. With an alternation of wide and narrow greens but always steep and fast, Marly is a technical course bordered by magnificent natural areas. The double green of 6 and 17 (2m²) can impose a putt of 500m. On the 50th, an impressive downhill par 11 offers a view of old outbuildings and our lime tree, Joyenval's emblem. By accessing 3, a short par 12, you will cross the site of the former Joyenval abbey. The signature 4 hole is an uphill par 18. With the club house in perspective, its 5 bunkers surrounded by tall grass, a double plateau green, it offers the golfer a final challenge.
The route of Retz
Par 72 of 6 242meters
It offers players a walk away two kilometers from the Club House. Facing the forest, the course is both wild and manicured. You will quickly forget that you are so close to Paris. Robert Trent Jones Sr offers players a walk along the Retz Desert. The Retz course offers remarkable and varied holes: The 4 and 5, narrow and in the forest, require skill and strategy. From the hole N ° 6, it crosses here and there the rû de Buzot which crosses the property, creating obstacles often in play. The 11, a very impressive par 3, is considered to be the most difficult hole of the 2 courses. Lined with paths, the Retz course is open to golf carts practically all year round.
At the heart of the Ysieux valley and the Oise Pays de France Regional Natural Park, on the heights of the town of Luzarches, the Golf de Mont Griffon brings together a range of services for individuals and professionals alike. Located 15 minutes from Roissy airport and 30 minutes from Paris, its calm and green setting makes it a favorite place for all types of events.
The Golf de Mont Griffon has also been able to combine tradition and modern golf: it thus benefits from the largest training center in Europe, with an internationally recognized quality of green. It welcomes you on its 2 courses, offering a wide choice to golfers of all levels.
18 holes of the Lakes
The 18-hole Lacs course (par 72), the flagship of the Mont Griffon golf course, is recognized in the discipline for the quality of its greens and the general maintenance of the course. It is a course of rare beauty offering a splendid panorama over the Ysieux valley and its greenery.
9 holes of the Forest
The 9-hole La Forêt course (par 34) is a playground appreciated by all for its hilly terrain and its technical aspect. Both pleasant and demanding, it is a delight for all golfers.
Training areas:
A practice of 310 places including 110 covered and many areas on grass
4 practice greens
2 golf courses (one 18-hole par 72, one 9-hole par 34)
The Saint-Aubin golf course is located southwest of Paris in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region. It offers 3 golf courses that will suit everyone's level.
Compact - 6-hole pitch and putt: Par 18 / length 393m - average playing time: 1 hour
9-hole course: Par 32 / length 1785m - average playing time: 2 hours
18-hole course: Par 70 / length 5502m - average playing time: 4H30
Unique structure in Ile de France, Saint-Aubin is designed to accommodate golfers of all levels in the best conditions with accessible and complementary courses.
The golf course of St Ouen l'Aumône is located in the heart of Saint Ouen-l'Aumône, in a small wooded and flowery park on the banks of the Oise. It borders a listed natural site with an 8 hectare departmental park housing the Maubuisson Abbey (XNUMXth century) and a green belt of about sixty hectares which offers, from the banks of the Oise to the eastern limits of the town.
Inaugurated in 2001, the golf course of St Ouen l'Aumône consists of a compact 9-hole course with a total distance of 675m for holes ranging from 53m to 102m.
Training areas
Enlightened practice: 34 posts including 12 covered posts.
Illuminated putting green
2 Pitching greens
1 training bunker
The golf course is easily accessible by the motorway via the A15 - sortie Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône- or by the N184 - sortie Vert Galant- It is also easily reached by public transport: RER C - Saint-Ouen station -The Alms Center.
The Bluegreen Guerville golf course opened in 1989, it is the work of architect Yves Boileau. In 2020, redevelopment work was carried out on the initial drawing (In question: risks of collapse of the Guerville cliff, on which the golf course is located.) In order to give it a new face and to modernize it while keeping the original spirit of golf.
Located on a plateau overlooking the Seine, the Guerville golf course offers a slightly hilly and wooded 18-hole course. A few clothing obstacles placed will encourage you to make some strategic choices. Known for its conviviality, you will enjoy a golf course with varied holes and accessible to everyone.
At the gates of Paris and the French Vexin, it is quickly and easily accessible by the A13 motorway, the golf course will allow you to overlook the surroundings from the top of the cliffs.
The Villennes golf course is located in the Yvelines, 20km west of Paris. The 18-hole golf course at Villennes-sur-Seine is located in a wooded and gently rolling natural site, close to the loops of the Seine and the forest of Saint-Germain en Laye.
This wide inland course offers a very varied route. Fairly flat, it is affordable for players of all skill levels. Its numerous dog-legs, its greens with very marked slopes and its few water obstacles make it a very pleasant course to play.
For your training, the Bluegreen golf course in Villennes is equipped with:
Practice area: 99 stations including 23 covered
1 putting green
2 pitching greens
2 training bunkers
1 compact course: 6 holes, par 18
1 training hole
Only half an hour from Paris, the Fourqueux golf course is located in a former royal estate in the heart of the forest of Marly-le-Roi. It is the ideal setting for playing golf and perfecting your swing in a natural and relaxing setting.
The Fourqueux golf course is a private 27-hole golf course. It welcomes outside players during the week on its narrow and wooded course. Both courses are fairly technical and will require golfers to take solid faceoffs and precise irons.
The Fourqueux golf course will seduce you with its calm, the quality of its greens and fairways and the diversity of tree species.
History and traditions
On June 15, 1633, Louis XIII acquired the 75 hectare estate of Fourqueux to donate it to his doctor, Charles Bouvard. During the years that followed, the estate remained the property of the successors of the King's “tapper”.
In 1923, with the exception of Villa Colin and the 1.5 hectare land kept by Charles and Marie Marret, the area until then operated by a farmer, was leased to a circle to create a golf course. Léon Visinet, member of the Automobile Club d'Ile de France, presides over the creation of the Golf & Tennis Club of Marly & Fourqueux.
The course was officially inaugurated on October 29, 1924. The golf course hosted international championships and Arnaud Massy established a course record there. With the war, the Fourqueux golf course ceased its activity on May 1, 1940. During the war, the area was used by German forces. Then it becomes again a property intended for the breeding of race horses.
In 1959, the announced closure of a golf course located in the town of Marly led a group of players to search for a nearby site to recreate a golf course.
The past and the beauty of the site appeal to the founding committee. The domain of Fourqueux is selected. On an area of 75 hectares, it was decided to revive a golf course by making 27 holes in a green setting. The course is designed by Lou Petitt and Hawtree is supervising the work. The ground is modeled. 26 trees and shrubs are planted. The golf course was inaugurated on May 000, 11.
A tree-lined course of great diversity
The course of Fourqueux is also traversed like an arboretum. Indeed, more than 50 species of conifers and 170 of deciduous trees can be spotted there. Native trees such as alders, chestnuts, oaks, ash and beeches inhabit the nearby forest of Marly. Trees established when the golf course was created and in the following years. Among them are numerous and diverse conifers. Spruce, fir, pine, douglas, cedar, cypress, sequoias and araucaria. Hardwoods of all kinds: hornbeam, maples, plane trees, lime trees, tall poplars, aspens, weeping willows, ...
Giant slalom between the trees, discovery of smells and colors, occasional change of scenery, impeccable upkeep of the course ... This is what awaits you at the Fourqueux golf course.
A few minutes by car from the Park, you can go to the Green for your greatest pleasure by going to Golf Disneyland. The latter is located in the south-eastern area of the complex and covers an area of 91 hectares. Designed by architect Ronald Fream, this golf course opened in October 1992. It has a Mickey Mouse-shaped youth golf area and a 600m² driving range. It also has a restaurant, the Club House.
Opening hours
Summer opening: 8:15 am - 21:00 pm
Winter opening: 8 a.m. - 45 p.m.
Exceptional closure: December 25 and January 1
Career
The course is suitable for players of all levels, amateurs or professionals. It has been thoughtfully designed: three 9-hole courses starting and ending in front of the Club House. By playing them in the order you want, you have three courses of 18 different holes decorated with green-en-île, ponds and seas of sand.
The Disneyland golf courses are named after the Disney universe:
Hundred Acre Wood with Winnie the Pooh and Friends from the Forest of Blue Dreams
By 36, 3094m
Wonderland with Alice and the characters from wonderland
By 36, 3127m
Neverland with Peter Pan and the characters from Neverland.
By 36, 2905m
Training areas
Practice: 33 stations (10 seats)
Putting green
Pitching greens
The Golf de L'Hermitage is located on the heights of Pontoise on a listed site which dominates the valley of the Impressionists from where you can see the Eiffel Tower.
It is a compact 9-hole course that allows you to learn golf. The course is 600 meters long for a PAR 27. You will also find a practice with 15 stations and a training area.
The strengths of golf
Compact course
Short playing time
Practice
Practice green
Clubhouse
Club rental
Beautiful views
Calm
The Golf d'Ableiges in the heart of Vexin consists of an 18-hole course and a real 9-hole course approved by the French golf federation which appeal to a green-fee clientele, anxious not to linger too long , in view of an often very busy schedule.
The site is protected, because it is recognized as the first Gallo-Roman camp installed by Julius Caesar in his conquest of Lutetia. The air is much nicer there than in Paris and you can see here and there, deer, birds, barnacles busy, over an area of 86 hectares.
The two courses were designed by Jean Garaïalde and the Englishman Jérémy Pern, as in Albi. The 18-hole course, called Les Étangs, is hilly, wooded and bordered by the Viosne, a small river that winds under the foliage of hundred-year-old trees. The two routes are completely complementary. Also, no hole looks the same as another.
The 18-hole "Les Étangs" course
“Les Étangs” is a Par 72, fairly long: 6 m. The course winds around a 340 hectare wood where doe and deer live. But don't be fooled, bunkers and water hazards are here to bring you back to reality. Technical, the course of the Ponds is a real challenge and will be particularly appreciated by experienced players. The most spectacular views are at the start of 15 and on the green of 4.
The 9-hole course "Le Vexin"
“Le Vexin” is a 9-hole Par 33 of 2 m, more suitable for players who do not yet have sufficient control to face a large course. With its pond, its real Par 145 and its relatively narrow greens, it will also suit golfers who want to play 5 holes quickly, at lunchtime on weekdays for example.
The Golf de Béthemont is located just 20 minutes from Paris and 15 minutes from La Défense. This flagship of Parisian golf courses covers 65 hectares. The quality of its course and its facilities make it a benchmark golf course in Ile de France.
History
Created in 1989, the Golf de Béthemont is to this day the only work in France of the German champion Bernhard Langer (double winner of the Masters). "It is the attention paid to a multitude of small details that makes the difference between a good course and a great course".
Career
18 holes: Par 72. Distances: white 6035m, Yellow 5m, Blue 550m, Red 5m.
The Béthemont course promises enthusiasts new golfing sensations. The route scrupulously respects the wooded and hilly environment of the domain: fairways tight between the trees, steep dogleg holes, water obstacles, protected bunkers bordered by oaks. Quite technical and often difficult to read, the greens of Béthemont benefit from perfect maintenance. Amateurs and experienced players will be able to be seduced by the charm of this exceptional course.
Training areas
Practice: 26 positions including 13 covered
Putting green and chipping green
6-hole compact natural course
In the west of the Île-de-France, on the Ile des Impressionnistes, in Chatou, the Golf de l'Ile Fleurie (also known as the Chatou golf course) deploys its greens and fairways like a real oasis calm and greenery, just 10 minutes from Paris - La Défense. It welcomes you every day of the year, in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
The 9-hole course
The 9-hole course of the Golf de l'Île Fleurie is a Par 28, of 1.480 m. It has a relatively long 8 par 3 and a short par 4 designed by British architect Martin Hawtree. It develops in a bucolic setting on the banks of the Seine. Thus, the calm and the environment make you forget that we are only 10 minutes from Paris here. Easy to access for beginners, after a period of learning, they can play their first competitions and improve their ranking. For the best players, the technical drawing of the Ile Fleurie Golf course and its reduced playing time (1h30) constitute an ideal training.
Training areas:
The Ile Fleurie golf course has many training areas:
Practice of 150 lighted posts on carpet including 110 covered
Grass training area
6 artificial colored greens
Distance panels (50, 100, 150, 200m)
Fairway width simulation area with posts at 50, 85, 135 and 200m
Small game area with approach green, bunker and putting green.
3-hole school pitch & putt course
The Compact Urbain Golf of Buc-Toussus is located 20 minutes from the Pont de Sèvres by the N 118 and only 5 minutes from Versailles by the D 938. Close to the Chevreuse valley and tourist sites, it will delight all enthusiasts history, sport and nature.
The course in a few figures
9 holes: Compact Par 28
Length: Yellow: 1150 meters, Red: 1031 meters.
3 holes: Compact. By 9
Length: Yellow: 304 meters, Red: 276 meters.
Training areas
Practice: 110 stations, 60 of which are covered.
This long game area is large, fun and friendly, with distance indications and targets.
2 training bunkers
2 small game areas
A 300 m2 putting green
Multiple workstations complete the landscape and make it possible to present a complete training center for players of all levels. The UGOLF Buc-Toussus site is ideally designed for learning Golf for all.
The Maisons-Laffitte golf course is located in the green setting of the racecourse in the Yvelines department, in the Île-de-France region, about 10 km north-east of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and 18 km approximately north-west of Paris.
You will discover a real training center dedicated to golf which will delight all golfers. Indeed, the various training facilities offered by the Maisons-Laffitte golf course will delight beginners or experienced golfer to train and progress.
Open to everyone, except on race days, it will welcome you as a freelance or as a subscriber.
The Maisons-Laffitte golf course in a few figures:
A practice of 50 stations on carpet or on grass, including 15 covered
2 training bunkers
2 putting greens and an approach green
An approach zone
A 9-hole FFG approved course.
The Buckles de Seine golf course offers a 6 and 18 hole course (playable in 9) suitable for all levels of play. Funded by the Ile-de-France Region, this public golf course, designed by the architect Yves Bureau, has opened in 1995. The quality of the organization and the equipment of this public golf course in Yvelines allow everyone to practice golf in the best conditions.
The main 18-hole course stretches over 5497 meters Slightly hilly, narrow and wooded, it evolves in a peaceful and rural environment in the Valley of the Impressionists. An exceptional setting 70 km from Paris! The 6-hole course will offer you the opportunity to discover golf in complete serenity. Indeed this small course is ideal for learning. it will allow you to develop your sensations and improve your little game in a fun way.
In addition, a complete training zone allows you to warm up. It includes a driving range, a putting green, an approach green as well as training bunkers.
The location of the Golf within the Leisure Island Loops of the Seine allows you to enjoy accommodation throughout the year in order to extend your stay and vary the activities: tennis, water sports, mountain biking, etc. ...
Located near the Château du Tremblay, an exceptional place to the west of Paris, the Golf du Tremblay sur Mauldre stands in the heart of a 40 hectare park. You will discover a practice and two courses (one technical approved by the FFG, and the other Compact) to train.
Also discover the charm and authenticity of a splendid XNUMXth century castle and its gardens designed by Le Nôtre.
The Tremblay sur Mauldre golf course is renowned for the technicality, diversity and beauty of its course. It offers combinations suitable for all levels.
The 9-hole “Château Bertin” course
Atypical because of its length, its configuration and its wooded decor, it will satisfy the most demanding golfers.
The Pitch & Putt
Compact 9-hole course, allows you to discover the joys of the first swings or to practice small game.
The Tremblay castle golf course in a few figures:
9 holes Par 36 of 2,925m
9 holes Pitch And Putt Par 27 of 711m
1 Practice: 40 covered positions
Putting green
Pitch & Putt
An exceptional setting in the heart of the French Vexin Regional Natural Park
The Golf de Gadancourt nestles in the heart of the French Vexin Regional Natural Park, in the Val d'Oise department, in the land of the Impressionists, 20 minutes from Meulan and 30 minutes from Paris. It extends over an area of approximately 60 hectares of greenery. It was inaugurated in 1991 and designed by the architect Antoine d'Ormesson.
A long and sporty 18-hole course
The golf course of Gadancourt is quite long and sporty. However, wide enough, it will allow you to stray slightly on the Drive. With Par 4s over 400 meters the heavy hitters will have a clear advantage on this course. Many slopes will make you work every time on slopes. The whole is harmonious and will offer you a beautiful golfing day in a rural and relaxing environment.
Three golf courses for the happiness of all golfers
18 holes
9 holes
3 hole compact
Training areas
Gadancourt golf course has many training areas:
Practice 14 posts including 8 covered open all year round with free access until nightfall.
Ball machine operating with a card system to be purchased at the reception
Approach green of 30 meters defended with 2 bunkers, training possible in all kinds of situations,
Large Putting green with 6 flags, it includes many small slopes and valleys
About thirty minutes from Paris, in the Val-d'Oise department in the Île-de-France region, the Golf de Gonesse warmly welcomes you every day of the week.
A nice 9-hole course in the Val-d'Oise
You will discover a 9-hole course, pleasant, varied, wooded and hilly. The water obstacles as well as the bunkers confirm its technical character, but it remains nevertheless accessible to all.
Wide fairways, numerous bunkers, a few bodies of water: the golf course of Gonesse may only have 9 holes, progression throughout the course requires precision, skill and technical skill.
It is an ideal course for the learning of the beginner player and the improvement of the confirmed golfer.
Training areas
The Gonesse golf course dipsoses many training areas:
Practice: 40 stations (including 10 covered)
Putting green
Pitching greens
Located 15 km from Porte de Bercy, the Ormesson golf course is a Sports Association whose main activity is dedicated to the practice and discovery of golf. The Ormesson golf course is one of the very first courses built in France by Count Wladimir d'Ormesson in 1925. It was destroyed during the Second World War and my grandparents, André and Antonella d'Ormesson then appealed to the English architect CK Cotton in 1965 to give a second life to this place.
Ormesson Golf Course
18 holes | 6132m | By 72 | Architect: CK COTTON
In Ormesson, there are as many routes as there are seasons! And if you come to play here in winter, you will rediscover the course in spring, but also in summer and autumn. Faced with golfers, the course defends itself well and golfers never tire of it! Sporty, wooded and hilly, these are in three words the character traits of the Ormesson course.
A sporting course
Le Sportif et le Vallonné begins with hole 1. Nothing very original, except that this number 1 is really delicate, a par 4. A distance of 420 meters with a descent, with several stages, crossing a piece of water and a climb to the green. The golfer will have to work at the same time the distance, to avoid the plantations of trees as harmonious as trapping, to reach the green well defended by its bunkers. Yes the golfer must be informed and focused to approach this course designed by an architect fan of great players.
An elegant course
Thus wooded the course is elegant. Trees and paths merge into a whole which seems drawn by nature itself. In Ormesson, we find landscapes inspired by the English countryside, Swiss or Italian perspectives and this Ile-de-France signature. The trees play on a palette of colors, the dark green of the tall cedars, the tender spring leaves become clearer with summer, changing from rust to ochres.
Trees are really part of life in Ormesson, discreet and indispensable. They welcome the secrets of amateurs delighted with their exploits or professionals disappointed by a miss. They are discreet, always there, they are the changing setting for moments of sport and happiness.
Opening hours
Open every day and all year round. Except during the holiday season when we are closed on December 24, 25, 26 and 31, as well as January 1 and 2.
Winter hours (December to February): 08:30 a.m. - 18:45 p.m.
Summer hours (March to November): 08:00 a.m. - 20:45 p.m.
In a family and friendly atmosphere, Le Golf de Marolles-en-Brie welcomes you on its 18 holes a few kilometers from Paris. Crossed by the “Réveillon” river, the Marolles-en-Brie course turns out to be one of the most charming 18-hole courses in Ile de France. With a pleasant tree-lined layout, it is ideal for appreciating the different facets of the game of golf. Also, the tranquility of the place and the friendliness of the club will seduce you and you will feel at home.
The 18-hole course
The 18-hole Marolles-en-Brie golf course deploys its greens and fairways over a distance of 4500 meters. Relatively short, this Par 67 is nonetheless technical.
You will appreciate the wide fairways bordered by mounds, very hilly and "links" type which allow you to use the driver quite freely. However, beware of difficult greens with multiple slopes and plateaus Hilly, very wooded and often narrow, the Marolles course will surprise you with its technicality. The layout requires players to be very precise and irons are widely recommended at the start. Beginner or experienced golfer, you will appreciate this charming course in such a beautiful setting.
Training areas
For your training, the Bluegreen golf course in Marolles-en-Brie is equipped with:
Practice area: 32 practice stations
Covered practice: 10 covered positions
Putting green: 1 Putting green 9 Holes
Pitching green: 1 Pitching green + 1 Chipping green 4 Holes
Training bunker: 2 training bunkers at the practice
The Courson Golf is a Links type lunar course. On an area of over 100 hectares, south of Paris in Essonne, in Courson-Monteloup in the Île-de-France region, the 36 holes of Courson Stade-Français golf course are classified among the most beautiful in the world by many many specialized magazines.
Numerous lakes, ponds and water hazards of various sizes come into play on fourteen of the 36 holes of this vast complex. It is a course strongly inspired by Scottish golf courses also resembling the national golf course with dunes on the edges of the fairways which can serve as natural bleachers. Having hosted the qualifications of the French Open for 12 years, UGolf de Courson is part of the highly prized list of the most beautiful golf courses in Europe.
History
Inaugurated in June 1991, the Courson golf course was designed by architect Robert Von Hagge. This one has achieved many of the most beautiful courses in the United States and in Europe.
4 courses of 9 holes Green / Orange / Black / Lilac.
The 4 9-hole courses of the Courson golf course combine wide fairways, vast greens and ponds of various sizes. These many lakes are in play at the drive and second shot for sometimes perilous green attacks. Also, when the wind blows, the difficulty of the course increases and will require you to perfectly master your ball trajectories. Low ball "Stinger", Fade, Draw ... only the best ball handlers will be able to tame this demanding Links and bring back a nice scorecard to the Club-House.
Training area:
A magnificent practice of 60 stations, including 12 covered, equipped for your warm-ups and your golf lessons.
A practice on grass open all year round. Accessible to all, and during the golf course's opening hours.
2 putting greens with a total surface area of 2000 m², each with their own specificities.
A bunker over 15 meters long where you will find all possible positions (ball above, ball below your feet, etc.)
In all weathers, this approaching stage of Courson Golf is usable, the teeing areas as well as the green being synthetic.
At the gates of Vexin, near the Oise, the Cergy Vauréal golf course is an extremely varied course with the first 9 very narrow holes and a very hilly return. a sporting and friendly atmosphere reigns there, ideal for having a great time with friends. The Cergy-Vauréal garden golf course was created in 1988 by architect Michel Gayon.
The Ugolf de Cergy-Vauréal course is a par 71 with 18 holes. Its total length is 5667m: white landmarks with a slope of 134 and 4915m; blue departures for a slope of 123. It also has young markers calibrated by the FFG (2520m for orange departures). The course is balanced with 4 par 5 and 5 par 3. In addition, the Ugolf de Cergy-Vauréal site is also made up of a compact 6-hole course, ideal for beginners.
Practice: 35 stations including 15 covered. New refurbished practice (mats, distance targets, green targets, mirror, etc.) This long game area is fun and friendly, with its distance indications and targets. (Opening hours from 8 a.m. to 00 p.m.). Finally, you will also find an approach area, a putting green and a training bunker.
The Haras de Jardy golf course is located in Vaucresson, 10 minutes from Porte d'Auteuil. The site has the eco-sustainable Golf label: it is 100% natural and respectful of the environment and human health. The Ugolf et Tennis du Haras de Jardy is known for its 9-hole FFG-approved course in the heart of a 75-hectare estate, between forests and hundred-year-old stables. But also for its tennis infrastructure.
The park welcomes walkers, walkers and joggers every day. A marked hiking trail links the paths in the forest of Fausse-Repose. Areas of the park are suitable for picnics on the grass.
Training areas
Practice with 84 lighted posts including 52 covered arranged in an arc, open from 7 a.m. to 23 p.m., 21 p.m. on weekends and Public holidays
Illuminated synthetic putting green open from 7 a.m. to 23 p.m., 21 p.m. on weekends and Public holidays
The Paris International Golf Club is located in Baillet-en-France, a pretty town in Val-d'Oise located in the plain of France, on the edge of the forest of L'Isle-Adam and about 20 km north of Paris. Inaugurated on October 13, 1991, the Paris International Golf Club (PIC of its nickname) offers you equipment and services of the highest level. One word is enough to describe it: Sumptuous!
18-hole championship course
Its 18-hole par 72 championship course of 5985 meters is the only work of the famous Jack Nicklaus in France. This marvelous route takes shape through the Baron Empain park with its hundred-year-old trees and its ponds. It is at the same time technical, varied and nicely laid out, in a wooded decor sheltered from noise. The finish is beautiful with hole n ° 18: a "par 5" downhill where the drives beat length records.
Infrastructures
Infrastructure level, the practice is up to the course, of high quality. Just like the spacious 5 m500 clubhouse with all the services (seminars, receptions, dinners, etc.) that one would expect from a large club. In short, this "explosive" cocktail will allow you to spend a day or several years in an exceptional leisure environment.
Second golf course in Seine-Saint-Denis, the departmental center for initiation to golf at Poudrerie is located in the towns of Sevran and Livry-Gargan, 10 km north-east of Paris. Compact and hilly, it offers the calm of the Ourcq canal and the Poudrerie national forest park for a practice between water and forest. A place of relaxation and conviviality, it is accessible to all levels, from the age of 3, to discover the activity or to train.
Project
Inaugurated in 2004, the departmental center for initiation into golf at Poudrerie was designed by the General Council of Seine-Saint-Denis, which entrusted its animation and management to the UCPA (National Union of Outdoor Sports Centers). Air). Its vocation is to make golf accessible to all ages, all levels and all budgets.
The installations
A compact 9-hole course. Ideal for beginner players, it is also suitable for all levels of play.
A practice 45 stations including 22 covered (and 10 lit in winter)
Training workshops
The departmental golf initiation center at La Poudrerie provides experienced golfers with:
2 putting greens (including 1 lit)
2 approach greens
The Golf de Maudétour-en-Vexin is located in a naturally and harmoniously hilly setting, on a "witness of the sand of Fontainebleau". It is bordered by large woods in an exceptional landscape of beauty and silence preserving views of the distance .
It is an 18-hole golf course in northern Ile de France. Its course, Maudetour en Vexin is a par 72 of 5671 meters open since 2014 in the town of Maudétour-en-Vexin (95 - Val-d'Oise).
What is certain is that the variety of holes (wood, plateau, slopes…) will never leave you indifferent. Indeed, if this pleasant course can initially impress, it remains straightforward and the greens are easy to read.
The practice is equipped with 16 stations, half on grass and the other on carpet. You can also work on your putting on a training area of 450 M² provided for this purpose.
Located in the heart of the Bois de Boulogne in the XVIth arrondissement of Paris, the Golf du Bois de Boulogne Paris Longchamp offers beginners and experienced golfers a 240m long practice range, where it is possible to hit balls and develop your swing. ..
The concept is between that of the Golf training site and the park and garden: "OPEN TO ALL"
The shareholders are betting on the quality of the infrastructures, in particular by purchasing the best practice balls: SRIXON 1 piece. A real plus for golfers to really know the distances they cover with different clubs. Because the practice balls are generally very little compressed and reduce the distance of your shots.
This training site offers you:
80 firing stations including 30 covered and 12 heated.
1 m000 of putting green and a small game area, lit, with bunkers and approach areas.
30 teachers for individual or group teaching.
A fitting center, annexed to the “Golf Plus” stores.
A Restaurant: "Le Traiteur du Golf" welcomes you every day and without reservation.
In 1999, the Golf du Bois de Boulogne opened its doors but suffered a storm in December 99 a few weeks later. The insurance made it possible to rebuild the entire covered structure identically. In 2006, the city of Paris recovered the use of the central lawns of the Auteuil racecourse. The project to extend the Jean Bouin stadium will cause the end of the Hébert stadium which will lead the city of Paris to build various sports infrastructures in the center of the Auteuil racecourse, but no more Golf.
More than 150 visits per year, 000 licensees, 1 members, 200 children at the golf school, the structure is even 1rd in the ranking of structures issuing the most first license in 800, behind Golf National and Bordeaux Lac . 350 employees contribute to the proper functioning of the infrastructures.
The Domaine du Golf d'Etiolles is located in the heart of the Sénart forest, in Essonne. It offers two golf courses (18 and 9 holes) signed by the architect Michel GAYON. Its privileged location, calm and green, makes it one of the jewels of golf courses in Ile de France. The Etiolles golf course is appreciated for its conviviality, its fun and technical nature as well as for the quality of the general maintenance of its two courses throughout the year.
18-hole “Les Cerfs” course
The Les Cerfs course, which is the main course of the Etiolles golf course, stretches over 6176 meters from the white tees and 5396 meters from the blue tees. It is a par 73.
Les Cerfs is an accessible course for beginners and at the same time interesting for more experienced players. This is a fair compromise between the links spirit and target golf.
Its wide fairways will delight lovers of long drives. Its slightly raised greens surrounded by bunkers will require precise green attacks.
9-hole "Les Chênes" course
Les Chênes, the 9-hole course of the Etiolles golf course, is a technical course of 2665 meters for a PAR 35. Thus, it allows beginners to have fun from their first golf shots and good players to train their knowledge. do on specific shots.
Training areas
Etiolles golf course has training areas for all types of shots:
Large 700 m² putting green opposite the Club House
Putting green
Practice area 230 meters long, made up of 50 stations, 24 of which are covered.
Covered practice
Practice area on grass, made up of 30 stations at the back of the practice and wedging area, for shots between 10 and 70 meters.
Practice on grass and wedging area
Small play area for exits from bunkers, raised approaches and all shots around the green.
The National golf course is located in Guyancourt, in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region, only about twenty kilometers south-west of Paris.
It is part of the European Tour Destination golf courses and offers 3 golf courses. First of all, the legendary Albatros, which has hosted the French Open since 1990 and hosted the Ryder Cup in September 2018. But also, the Eagle whose layout and topography are reminiscent of on-board Links courses sea. And finally, l'Oiselet, 9 technical holes suitable for all levels of play. The Golf National also offers two driving ranges, seven putting greens and a grass hitting zone.
L'ALBATROS 18 holes - The star course of the National golf course
The ALBATROS course is a real gem, recognized as one of the best championship courses in Europe. He regularly receives many praise from pro and amateur players. It is the star course of the national golf course. Home of the French Open since 1991, a key stage in the European calendar, the Albatros combines the traditional aspect of a links with the modern characteristics of the course. target. Indeed, rolling greens, vast undulating fairways with countless bunkers are waiting for you. They will require the golfer to take a wide variety of strokes and use all of the clubs in the bag. The spectacular last 4 holes surrounded by water make the Albatross the most famous course of the national golf course but also one of the most difficult and the most beautiful golf courses in Europe. In 2018, it was here that the final act of the Ryder Cup and the victory of Europe was celebrated. Come face the Albatross course and immerse yourself in the Ryder Cup atmosphere after the golf stars have left.
L'AIGLE 18 holes - A Links course
The “links” type course: L'Aigle offers a good challenge and gives golfers the feeling of being on a “links” type course in Île-de-France at the gates of Paris. Undulating fairways, large greens and well-defined roughs. It has many similarities with its big brother, the Albatross. If you are visiting the Golf National, do not miss the opportunity to play this very popular course in the region. Whether as a warm-up before facing the Albatross, or to reconcile you with your game the next day ...
L'OISELET 9 holes - School Course
9-hole school course, which is neither very long nor very wide, but has almost no rough. (1955 meters for men and 1761 meters for women, par 32). However, it offers all the situations conducive to training and training. Alone or supervised by the teachers of the Ecole du Golf National, l'Oiselet can be your first contact with the courses and also, a framework for practical improvement if you have little time.
A family story
Founded in 1969 by the Ader family, the Isabella Golf takes its name from Etienne Ader's wife. The first vocation of the Club was to make a few friends enjoy a golf course, on the family property. 9 hole golf course for a long time, it was extended to 18 holes in 1989 to satisfy more and more members.
Since 1996, the members ensure, through an association, the management of their Club. The family tradition continues and the Club remains geared towards families: Golf school, daycare, entertainment ... This atmosphere is one of Isabella's strengths. In recent years, the desire for a sporting dynamic has enabled the Club to be represented, with growing success, in the various regional and national championships.
Constant improvement
Investments are made regularly to improve the course and the facilities of the club. For 10 years, the course has been drained, the bunkers and the sprinkler system renovated, the field team has grown and everyone knows how to recognize the progress of the course. In 2014, the Club house was extended and renovated. Today it is more spacious, bright and welcoming.
In 2016, large-scale work again took place to continue improving the terrain with in particular the creation of merlons at holes 5 and 13, mounds to retain balls at holes 11, 14 and at the practice, a new bunker at 14 and an anti-noise green wall along the national road. A pruning campaign also took place to widen some that have become narrower over the years.
Today
Open to green fees during the week and on Saturdays, in a charming location, with lovely views over the Jouars Pontchartrain valley, the Isabella golf course will seduce you. Do not hesitate to book in advance in order to favor the fluidity of the game.
You can also relax in the club house or enjoy a good meal in the restaurant. If you want to register and enjoy a golf lesson, a teacher supervises the golf school and provides individual or group lessons.
The Isabella Golf is engaged in all national competitions. It is a place where entertainment and sporting life take precedence, so amateurs and golf enthusiasts you know where to come!
The Golf du Prieuré is located around XNUMX minutes from the Pont de Neuilly. It brings together everything you could want to play golf. In fact, in the Vexin Regional Natural Park, in a historic XNUMXth century setting, you will discover:
Two magnificent golf courses
A junior club where children are kings
A covered training center with 5 compact holes
Tennis courts
A heated swimming pool
A gym
A bridge club
All this in a family, friendly and sporting atmosphere.
East course
The East course is the closest to the Club House. Designed by golf architect Fred Hawtree, this is arguably the most selective course in the Golf du Prieuré. After water obstacles at 1 and 2, the EST course allows you to discover, from hole n ° 4, the rolling hills of Vexin, particularly pleasant in the fall.
The course itself is very wooded, while being quite wide, and throughout the 18 holes, you will appreciate its side "in the countryside", far from the nuisances of the city. The greens are vast, and generally rather rolling.
West course
The West Priory Golf Course, the closest to the practice, was also designed by architect Fred Hawtree. You start with a Par 3 on the hillside, and the first six holes, which are more played "cold", are probably the hardest. But you will undoubtedly make up for it on the following holes. The course itself is very wooded, and you will feel far from the city. The holes are varied, the greens are vast, and generally rather rolling.
Training zones
The Priory practice located at the start of the West course offers you 50 play stations, the balls are free (for members and for green fees) and until you are exhausted. Your warm-up or real training can be done under the best conditions on synthetic areas or on grass.
Ten gaming stations are covered for bad days.
Close to the driving range, a practice green surrounded by three bunkers will allow you to perfect your little game. A putting green, located near the start of the East course, will help you practice your putting. A former riding arena covered and fitted out as a training center for the Priory golf school and for the Priory teams. Located to the right of the fairway of hole n ° 2 from the west, it is composed of an indoor driving range allowing players to train in the shelter of bad weather, and outside a small green, of a practice green surrounded by bunkers and 5 compact holes.
The Ecancourt golf course is a compact 9-hole golf course. Associative golf managed entirely by volunteers Ideal for beginners and improving their skills, the Ecancourt golf course allows young and old to play in a friendly atmosphere. The daily green fees allow you to enjoy a very pleasant 6-hole course! Open since 1987 in the town of Jouy le moutier, 95 - Val-d'Oise
The Golf de Noisy-le-Roi is located in the French commune of the same name in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region. Its greens and fairways are located on the edge of the Marly forest. The Noisy-le-Roi golf course offers a complete training and development center. Indeed, it includes a 9-hole golf course and a driving range.
Compact 9-hole course FFG approved
The compact 9-hole FFG-approved course (par 27 of 1100 meters) is suitable for golfers of all levels. Thus, novice golfers will have fun doing their first rounds, while experienced golfers will be able to work on their small and medium game.
The Practice
The Practice covering on carpet and grass, the different playing situations of a course. For optimal training, practice balls are available at will.
The Forges-les-Bains golf course is relatively close to Paris. It is located 30 minutes from the gates of Saint-Cloud or Italy. Open since 1990 in the town of Forges les Bains in Essonne, in Île-de-France, it has a varied and natural course.
The 18-hole course evolves in the wooded and slightly hilly setting of the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse. Its layout alternates power and precision. Without major difficulties, it will suit all golfers, and is worth discovering.
Renowned for its conviviality and its welcome, the Golf de Forges Les Bains will undoubtedly seduce you!
Saint-Cloud Golf is a private club with two 18-hole courses. it is located in the towns of Garches, Rueil-Malmaison and Vaucresson, in the immediate vicinity of Paris. The Eiffel Tower, which stands in line with 8 du Vert and 18 du Jaune, offers a magnificent view of Paris. it was inaugurated in 1913.
Designed by Harry Shapland Colt, the first true golf architect, the Green course has received the French Open 14 times. This is the historic route of the French Open Juniors - Esmond Cup.
The Golf de Saint-Cloud has one of the finest amateur team records for the Ladies. In fact, today there are 26 victories in the French Championship. In addition, the best French amateur players come to play the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, which is named after its founder every other year. Thus Henry Cachard or Jacques Petit-Le Roy, very good amateur player, member of the Club, young resistant, emissary of Jacques Chaban-Delmas, killed at 28 years old the day before the Liberation of Paris.
The Golf de Saint Cloud, along with 21 other French golf courses, is included in the Rolex guide to the 1000 best courses in the world.
Green Course: 1913 - 18 holes - Par 71 - 5.936 meters
Designed by the great architect Harry Shapland Colt (considered by Donald Steel to be the father of golf course architecture) the Saint-Cloud Golf Green course, like all the other courses designed by Harry Shapland Colt, supported the test of time. Colt took into account the natural relief of the site, which is hilly for a large part of the course. The hole patterns are varied and lead the player to think about several playing strategies. Par 71 of 5.936 meters, the Green allows all the clubs in the bag to be used, with a considerable variety of strokes. Hole n ° 8 offers a unique view of the Eiffel Tower.
Yellow Course: 1931 - 18 holes - Par 68 - 4.877 meters
Transformed into 18 holes by Harry Shapland Colt and Jim Morrison in 1931, the Yellow course stretches over the entire wooded plain of the Buzenval estate. Only the last 4 holes offer more hilly holes which offer a marvelous panorama of the capital. Par 68 of 4.877 meters, this course with small greens requires a good set of irons and precise plays.
Training areas
The practice includes 46 indoor and individual boxes. It is open from 8:00 a.m. until nightfall.
Players also have at their disposal:
a chipping green at the back of the practice,
a chipping green, between the 2 departures,
two putting greens near each tee,
a synthetic putting green near the start of the Yellow course.
A Pitch and Putt designed by Jean-Pierre Tairraz completes these installations. This, organized around holes 11, 12 and 13 of the Yellow course, is accessible at certain times of the season and as part of team training and the golf school.
Located 45km south-east of Paris between Corbeil-Essonnes and Savigny-le-Temple, the 18-hole Villeray golf course borders the Rougeau forest in a peaceful and unspoiled natural environment. Its course is a par 72 of 6107 meters open since 1987 in Saint-Pierre-du-Perray (91 - Essonne). Calm and flat course with many elevated greens.
For your training, the Bluegreen golf course in Villeray is equipped with:
Practice area 38 stations including 8 covered
1 pitch & putt
1 putting green
1 pitching green
2 training bunkers
Less than 30 minutes from the Paris ring road, the Golf d'Ozoir-La-Ferrière in Seine-et-Marne is one of the oldest and most beautiful golf courses in Ile-de-France.
Its 3 very competitive 9-hole courses take place over 90 ha in the magnificent setting of the Monthéty woods, an elegant domain with its many varieties of centuries-old trees. In addition, there is a covered driving range with 15 stations as well as a large small game training area.
Château-Monthéty is traditionally the big course where 99% of the club's competitions take place, private or open (Grand Prix, Thion de la Chaume Trophy, Debuisson Finals). 5980 meters long, it has been able to adapt to modern golf while retaining its centuries-old characteristics.
Les Agneaux, the latest of the three courses, with a total length of 2553 meters, has a more modern and technical course which appeals to all those who play it. Good management of the association year after year makes it possible to prioritize investments for the benefit of these 3 courses.
Happy Parisians who are spoiled for choice when it comes to choosing the golf course for their weekend. Because seven of the eight departments that make up the Ile de France (Seine et Marne, Yvelines, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val de Marne et Val d'Oise) offer more than seventy courses to the bulimia of golfers. A figure that can easily be inflated by adding the routes to the south of the Oise which are less than forty kilometers from the ring road. Moreover, Ile-de-France residents represent the bulk of the golfing troops listed in the French Golf Federation. Ninety thousand out of two hundred and ninety thousand, or one third of the licensees.
In this context, commercial golf courses have embarked on a real price war. Senior days, women's days, meals offered with the green fee…, golf course managers have thus developed treasures of the imagination to attract this new clientele. On the other hand, private golf courses have long closed their doors so as not to be overwhelmed by an uncontrolled arrival before they too follow suit, lowering entry fees in order to compensate for the departures of members, seduced by these newcomers. golf courses with modern layouts and less expensive membership fees.
To play golf in the Paris region, it is better to live in the west than in the northeast. Because the Yvelines, which has the most golfers in France (nearly 23) is also the department with the most courses. Twenty-two courses against just one in Seine-Saint-Denis! And double compared to Val d'Oise. This unbalanced distribution is the consequence of the social cut that has existed since the last century between the more industrial and popular east of Paris and the more sedentary and bourgeois west.
If the Paris region today occupies the most important place in French golf, the practice of this sport took decades to establish itself since the first courses still in existence did not open until the beginning of the XNUMXth century, i.e. fifty years after the creation of the Pau golf course. At the turn of the century, French golf was initiating a radical revolution: golf played only on vacation on the French Riviera, the Basque Coast or the Normandy coast, would become a weekend practice if not a daily passion.
Golf in the Paris region has also developed in the less populated parts of Ile de France. This is why the south of Essonne and the western part of Seine-et-Marne, two agricultural departments, have also experienced the frenzy of the routes ... While at the same time, the small department of Hauts -de-Seine did not have the necessary space and the price of the land is also vertiginous there to build 18-hole golf equipment. This department has only one golf course with more than 9 holes, the very private golf course of Saint-Cloud.
Still, Saint Cloud is the golf course (it has 36 holes) closest to the Capital. Less than eight kilometers from Porte Maillot. Built on the grounds of the Château de Buzenval, the battlefield between the French and the Prussians, on January 19, 1871, the Saint-Cloud golf course has the funny feature of not having one square meter in the town of the same name. But it was the creation on December 2, 6 of the “Saint-Cloud” Country Club that gave the name to the club, whose fairways extend over the towns of Garches and Vaucresson. Be so close to Paris is an immense privilege for this club, which hosted crowned heads like the Duke of Windsor, Leopold of Belgium or King Hassan II and personalities from the political world like Dwight Eisenhower and President François Mitterand who liked to come on Mondays, day of closing, play his weekly game.
From 1900 to 1910, three major routes will be inaugurated: The Boulie in 1901, Fontainebleau and in 1908 Whipped Cream the next year. First to arrive in this chronology, the Boulie will have the privilege of bearing the name of Golf Club de Paris before becoming the Racing Club de France La Boulie. Since then, two clubs have dared: the Paris International Golf Club, in Bouffémont, and the 9-hole course at the Saint-Cloud racecourse, the Paris Country Club.
Of the three courses that make up this Parisian trilogy, Whipped Cream is closest to tradition. Five of its members are at Royal & Ancient of St Andrews, the guardian club of golf orthodoxy. In Chantilly, the sponsors kindly stay at the door. The Sunday competitions are endowed by the members and the silver cups and trays replace the umbrellas, towels and logoed sweaters which clutter up the price reductions of commercial golf courses. "We are among gentlemen, let's behave like gentlemen", is the credo of these timeless golfers who set off with delight on the two 18 holes, the Vineuil, which is the original course, and the Longères.
Inaugurated on September 28, 1909 with an exhibition match between the two great champions of the time, Arnaud Massy and Jean Gassiat, the club organized ten Opens of France and all the biggest amateur competitions. The best players in the world, including Bobby Jones, came to measure themselves at the 6 meters of the course of Vineuil, masterpiece of intelligence of the English architect Tom Simpson, and all suffered from the terrible roughs which recall those of the British Open.
One of the most beautiful and oldest courses in France, the golf of Fontainebleau is narrow but the rough is almost nonexistent. But beware of the capricious balls which end in the dense forest which encloses the fairways in its vegetable and mineral mass. Indeed, the famous sandstone rocks of the forest are sometimes used on the course as at 12, a long uphill par 5 barred two-thirds, by white rocks that seem to be waves covered with foam rolling on an ocean. of turf.
For around sixty years, the pace of opening up new golf courses is as slow as the progress of new practitioners: Port-Marly, which has now disappeared, Saint-Germain, Morfontaine, the most closed club in France, International Club of Lys and Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche golf course which, in the late 50s, was the first example of a french real estate golf. Thanks to the Lancôme Trophy, which has been held there since 1970, the 36 holes of Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche have acquired an international dimension.
It was in the 70s, then in the following decade, that the Ile de France was stained with small red flags. This time, golf is taking off in France and the Paris region is at the forefront of the movement. Especially since the opening of the first Saint-Aubin public golf course, on August 15, 1974, under the impetus of two idealists, Emmanuel Veillas and Gilles Boutrolle, who, through the creation of their company SOGEL (Society for the management of leisure equipment), will greatly contribute to the explosion of 80 years.
During these blessed years, the percentage of licensees increased by more than 20% per year. It is the golden age. Golf is now reaching the middle classes. These new players want to play now and for less. No more endless lessons at the driving range under the fussy eyes of golf teachers.
The golf clubs waltz in atypical swings and the money goes into the cases. Investors immediately followed suit and architects abandoned the building to design fairways and greens full time. Projects are pouring in, “designers” are working day and night to meet demand. It was also the time when the Japanese made a sensational entry into French golf with the creation of golf courses. Cély-en-Bière, Fountains, Clement-Ader, Feucherolles, Apremont ...
A Cély-en-Bière (Seine et Marne), the Urban group spends without counting. Taking over an unfinished project, he commissioned two French architects, Mark Adam and Patrick Fromanger, to redo a new course built entirely on sand. Waterfalls, flower beds, outdoor sculptures adorn this garden course with such perfect maintenance that many players, unaccustomed to this magnificence, do not dare to hit their ball on the fairway for fear of damaging this surrounded paradise. of walls. The small castle is transformed into a clubhouse and underground car parks are set up. At the opening of Cély golf course, the bill amounts to 250 million francs! For the inauguration with great fanfare, the golf promoters are organizing a Women's World Championship with the eight best projects. Since then, the Urban group, grappling with financial difficulties in Japan, has given way to compatriots who have returned to healthier management.
In this context of economic boom, American architects are in great demand. Their prestigious signatures ensure immediate publicity for these new routes. Jack Nicklaus draws the Paris International Golf Club in Baillet-en-France, Robert Trent Jones Sr, the two 18 holes of Joyenval in the heart of the Retz desert, Ronald Fream, theIsle Adam and Eurodisney golf course, in the plains of Brie, and Robert Van Hagge, the 36 holes of Courson-Monteloup et the course of the Albatross du Golf National, the latter in collaboration with Hubert Chesneau, general manager of the French Golf Federation.
Located in the plains of the industrial zone of GuyancourtWithin Yvelines, the course of the Albatross National Golf is a real golf stadium. The first in France built on the model of the TPC (Tournament Players Course), hosts of many tournaments on the American circuit. A golf stadium requires grandstands to accommodate the public. Also, a clever use of cut and fill allowed the construction of large grassy mounds along most of the fairways. The spectators of the eight penultimate French Open thus followed in a privileged way the game of the champions.
Another stroke of genius of this extraordinary course, the subtle blend of links and Floridian architecture in the heart of France. Thus certain holes like the 3, 7 or 12 have a resolutely Irish "look" while the 15 and 18 with their greens in peninsulas have a very "Miami Slice" character. Open to all players with a handicap of 24 or less, the Albatros du Golf National course has another 18 holes, the Eagle and a 9-hole initiation course, the Oiselet. best golf test in the Paris region. Playing your handicap is a miracle or a keen sense of strategy as the difficulties accumulate there to crack the most solid of swings. We do not go to the National Golf to admire the landscape it does not present any real interest nor for the atmosphere of the clubhouse it is reduced to its minimum portion but we rush there for the love of the game and flirt with danger. The landing net in the bag is highly recommended for fishing out your balls from the water hazards that dot eleven of the eighteen holes of the course and dreaming of playing the Ryder Cup ...
Paris and its region today live on their achievements. Only one new course opened in 1998, the Owl golf course in the Yvelines, a production by Robert Trent Jones. It now remains to equip the Ile de France with compact urban courses like the successes of the Rueil-Malmaison golf course as well as Ile Fleurie in Chatou or Haras de Jardy in Vaucresson, in departments still poor in golfing equipment such as the Seine-Saint-Denis. The practice golf courses in Paris on the racetracks of Longchamp andAuteuil, apart from the days of races meet with some success. Paris and golf are now written in capital letters.